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Ord. 10. Rapateaceae. — Perianth reg. ; 3 inner segments petaloid, 

 long-clawed, yellow or pink. Infl. capitate, spathaceous. Sta. 6, 

 anthers with terminal pores or a glandular appendage. Lvs. ensiform. 

 Tall marsh Herbs. 3 genera. Brazil. 1. Schoenocephalum. 2. 

 Spath^nthus. 3. . Rapatea. 



Lily Alliance. — Emb. included, immersed in copious perispenu. 

 Fls. usually § . Perianth 6-merous, 2-seriate (4-merous in Eox- 

 burghia, sometimes 8-merous in Aspidistra). Sta. 6 (4 in Eoxbdrghia, 

 sometimes 8 in Aspidistra). Perianth petaloid, except in Juncacese. 

 Pr. a capsule or berry : 



11. Juncacese. 16. Conantheracese. 



12. Xerotideae. 17. Eriospermacese. . 



13. Roxburghiaceae. 18. Liliaceae. 



14. AsteliaceEe. 19. Ophiopogonacese. 



15. Gilliesi^ceae. 20. Aspidistracese. 



Ord. 11, Juncacese. Rushes. — Pis. usually coriaceous, green, yel- 

 low, or brown. Infl. a cyme, spike, or head, rarely sol. Stigmas 3-1. 

 Pr. a caps. Lvs. hollow, flat, or grooved, ensiform. Stem cylindric, 

 spongy, sometimes chambered with medullary septa. Herbs, ann. or 

 perenn., with creeping rhiz. 18 genera, 200 species, temperate and 

 arctic. 1. Juncus, Common EtrsH. Characters of Order. Many 

 species, cosmopolitan. Many in U. S. 2. Liizula, Wood-Etjsh. 

 Many species. L. sylvdtica, lvs. flat; stem leafy, 2° high; cymose 

 panicles spreading. Eur. Fig. 55. Several species in U. S. 



Ord. 12. Xerotideae. Xbrote Rushes. — Pis. § or J* ?. Lvs. 

 grass-like. Several genera. Herbs or Trees. 1. Xerotes. Pis. r? $ ; 

 caps, berry-like. Herbs. Australia. 2. Xanthorrhea, Grass-Tree. 

 Black Boy. Pis. g ; infl. spicate. Stem stout, palm-like, crowned 

 with long, grass-like lvs. ; scape rising from the centre, 15°-20° long, 

 terminated by the dense flower-spike. Living to the age of 4000 years. 

 Several species, Australia. X. hdstilis, Pig. 96. 3. Narthecium os- 

 sifragum (Abima ossifraga), Lancashire Asphodel. Herb, fls. 

 yellow. Bogs, W. Eur., pine-barrens of N. J. 4. Dasylirion. Stem 

 short, crowded with drooping lvs., each If. tipped with a brush-like 

 tuft of fibres. Pis. in axil, panicles. Mexico. 



Ord. 13. Roxburghiaceae. — Pis. g , 4-raerous, sol. Stigma sessile ; 

 caps. 1-oelled; sds. oo, on long funiculi. Lvs. simple, netted with 

 cross-venules. Half-shrubby twining or creeping plants. 2 gen. : 1. 

 Roxbiirghia. Pis. large, green, handsome, but fetid. 4 species, tall, 

 half-shrubby twiners, rhiz. edible. Ind., Malaysia. 2. Croomia 

 pauciflbra. Only Am. spec. Pis. small, whitish, few, axile. Sds. 

 ribbed lengthwise, fringed along the raphe and funiculus. Lvs. lance.- 

 ovate, cordate. Rhiz. creeping, perenn., stem annual, 1° high, with 6 

 lvs. at top, pedately arranged; fls. in their axils. S. 6a., Pla. 



Ord. 14. Asteliaceae.— Pis. (^ 9 , or J> § 9 , 6-merous. Perianth 

 sub-coriaceous, sillcy outside. Infl. a raceme or panicle, rarely sub- 

 sol. Pr. a baccate or fleshy caps., 3-valved. Lvs. grass-like, velvety. 

 Herbs, tufted, perenn., often epiphytal on old trees. Islands of S. 

 Ocean. Pew genera. 1 Ast^lia alpina, fls. large, brown, paniculate. 

 Lvs. i3dible, with nutty flavor. Sand-hills, Tasmania. 



Ord. 18. Gilliesiiceae. — Pis. § , small. Perianth greenish. Infl. 

 umbellate, with double, colored involucre. Stamens epipetalous. Pr. 



